Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and President Donald Trump. (Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images; Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The official added that "despite billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars invested in Colombia’s counterdrug efforts, cartels are thriving under Petro’s failed policies" and stated that "it's hardly surprising that President Petro is opposed to President Trump’s successful operations to halt the flow of drugs to our country."
In a message on X earlier this week, Petro wrote that Colombia's military must immediately end "communications and other agreements with U.S. security agencies" until the U.S. ceases its attacks on speedboats suspected of carrying drugs.
Petro wrote that "the fight against drugs must be subordinated to the human rights of the Caribbean people."
US CARRIES OUT MORE ‘LETHAL’ STRIKES ON ALLEGED DRUG BOATS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, HEGSETH SAYS
The Trump administration recently ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford to head to U.S. Southern Command, prompting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to accuse Trump of "fabricating a new eternal war." (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images; Getty Images)
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"I don’t think the European Union gets to determine what international law is. What they certainly don’t get to determine is how the United States defends its national security. The United States is under attack from organized criminal narco-terrorists in our hemisphere and the president is responding in the defense of our country," Rubio also said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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